Excerpt from Flora of Guernsey and the Lesser Channel Islands: Namely, Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, and the Adjacent Islets

Those who desire information on the Geology, Natural History, Antiquities, and Folk-lore of these islands should consult the Transactions of the Guernsey Society of Natural Science, - an institution which has done admirable work during the last twelve or fifteen years.

I have to express my grateful acknowledgments for much kindly help rendered during the preparation of this Flora. Among local workers from whom I have received valuable assistance I would specially mention Mrs. C. Lewis (then Miss M. Dawber), Mrs. C. Andrews (then Miss B. Agnew), Mr. G. T. Derrick, Mr. T. C. Royle, and Mr. Cecil R. P. Andrews, ma. The last-named gentle man has studied the Flowering Plants of Guernsey with great care during the last three years, and has supplied me with a store of interesting notes. For the determination of a great many critical and perplexing forms, both phanerogamic and cryptogamic, I am indebted to Mr. J. G. Baker, Mr. Arthur Bennett, the late Mr. Henry Boswell, m.a., Dr. R. Braithwaite, Messrs. Henry and James Groves, Mr. E. M. Holmes, the Rev. E. F. Linton, m.a., and Mr. G. Massee, f.l.s. Many other persons, whose names will appear in the following pages, have also helped in various ways: and to them, as well as to all those who have in any degree contributed to render the present work more accurate and more complete than it would otherwise have been, I desire to return my most cordial thanks.

All published records which I have been able to discover have been utilised, but it is probable that others exist of which I have no knowledge. With a view to the issue at some future time of a revised and enlarged edition of the Flora of Guernsey, I shall be grateful to any one who will indicate these omissions, or supply additional information as well as critical notes on the flora of these islands. Finally, I shall esteem it a favour if those who use this book will point out to me any errors they may detect.

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